Forever an Eaton: Bittersweet Love
BITTERSWEET LOVEBelinda Eaton is dedicated to her job as a history teacher in one of Philadelphia’s most challenging high schools. Committing to a man? Not exactly on her agenda. But then a tragedy brings her closer to gorgeous attorney Griffin Rice and they have to share custody of their twin goddaughters.Griffin never saw himself as husband or father material. But suddenly family vacations and Sunday dinners with the girls are the highlight of his schedule–and getting closer to their smart, sexy-looking godmother is his number one priority. Can he teach her that their partnership has turned into a loving relationship powerful enough to last?SWEET DECEPTION Law professor Myles Eaton knows a lot can happen in ten years. A decade ago, Philadelphia's finest bachelor was a hotshot attorney engaged to a woman he swore he'd love forever—until she left him to marry a powerful politician. The only thing more difficult than forgiving her has been forgetting the searing heat they shared.And just when Myles is sure he's over her, Zabrina Cooper is back in his life. Nothing could stop Zabrina from loving Myles, not even when she was blackmailed into becoming wife—in name only—to another man. And as her secrets are revealed, Zabrina has one summer to convince Myles that beyond their incredible chemistry is a soul-stirring bond that never faded.
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Two classic Eaton family novels from national bestselling author ROCHELLE ALERS
BITTERSWEET LOVE
Belinda Eaton is dedicated to her job as a history teacher in one of Philadelphiaâs most challenging high schools. Committing to a man? Not exactly on her agenda. But then a tragedy brings her closer to gorgeous attorney Griffin Rice and they have to share custody of their twin goddaughters.
Griffin never saw himself as husband or father material. But suddenly family vacations and Sunday dinners with the girls are the highlight of his scheduleâand getting closer to their smart, sexy-looking godmother is his number one priority. Can he teach her that their partnership has turned into a loving relationship powerful enough to last?
SWEET DECEPTION
Law professor Myles Eaton knows a lot can happen in ten years. A decade ago, Philadelphiaâs finest bachelor was a hotshot attorney engaged to a woman he swore heâd love foreverâuntil she left him to marry a powerful politician. The only thing more difficult than forgiving her has been forgetting the searing heat they shared. And just when Myles is sure heâs over her, Zabrina Cooper is back in his life.
Nothing could stop Zabrina from loving Myles, not even when she was blackmailed into becoming the wifeâin name onlyâof another man. And as her secrets are revealed, Zabrina has one summer to convince Myles that beyond their incredible chemistry is a soul-stirring bond that has never faded.
Dear Reader,
Welcome to the Eaton family miniseries. This collection will take you back to where it all began with two incredibly sweet stories about a second chance at love.
In Bittersweet Love, Philadelphia high-school history teacher Belinda Eaton has made it a practice to avoid Griffin Rice. Now she finds her future inexorably entwined with his when they share custody of their goddaughters following a family tragedy. In this story, Belinda encounters a very different Griffin when the high-profile sports attorney romances her, and proves he can be a loving father and husband.
In the second installment of the Eaton family miniseries, Zabrina Cooperâs wish is granted when she reunites with Myles Eaton at his sisterâs wedding. But will the secrets she has coveted for more than a decade bring them closerâor destroy a future that promises forever? Myles only has the summer to uncover why Zabrina broke their engagement weeks before their wedding to marry an influential Philadelphia politician. As you read Sweet Deception, please keep in mind what Zabrina has had to sacrifice in order to protect her family.
Yours in romance,
Rochelle Alers
To Michele Robinsonâ¦
A true Philadelphia princess.
Hear, O children, a fatherâs instruction,
be attentive, that you may gain understanding!
Bittersweet Love
Contents
Prologue
No one sitting in Grant and Donna Riceâs family room had even noticed Belinda Eatonâs brittle smile, clipped replies or that her delicate chin was set at a stubborn angle. They had come together to celebrate the birthday of twelve-year-old fraternal twins Sabrina and Layla Rice.
The two girls took turns opening envelopes, reading birthday cards, unwrapping gifts and hugging and kissing their parents as well as both sets of grandparents and their aunt and uncle.
Belinda, the twinsâ aunt, hadnât realized she was grinding her teeth until she felt the pain in her gums. It was either clench her jaw or spew expletives that were poised precipitously on the tip of her tongue. Her eyes narrowed when the object of her fury flashed his Cheshire cat grin.
Thatâs it! she raged inwardly. It ends tonight. Bracing her hands on the arms of the club chair, she rose to her feet and made her way to where Griffin Rice stood with his arm around his motherâs shoulders. The expressive eyebrows that framed his olive-brown face arched with her approach.
âExcuse me, Mrs. Rice, but Iâd like to speak to your son.â Belinda deliberately neglected to acknowledge Griffin by name.
Griffin Riceâs large, deep-set dark brown eyes widened appreciably. Whenever he saw his brotherâs sister-in-law, which wasnât often enough, she looked different. Belinda had a wealth of thick dark hair that sheâd styled in a ponytail. The soft glow from the recessed lighting in the room flattered her flawless sable face. A light dusting of makeup accentuated her exotic slanted eyes, high cheekbones, short nose and generously curved lips.
A hint of a smile lifted the corners of his lips as he stared boldly at the fullness of her breasts under a burnt-orange cashmere pullover, which sheâd paired with black wool slacks and suede slip-ons. Heâd always found her alluring, but Belinda gave off a vibe that made her seem snobbish and aloof. Sheâd been that way at nineteen, and now at thirty-two she was even more standoffish. Her request to speak to him was somewhat shocking yet a pleasant surprise.
